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Hermannites rursiradiatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae

Taxonomy
Hermannites rursiradiatus was named by Brühwiler et al. (2012). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 28261 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mud, sample M03-20, Brayardites compressus beds, which is in a Smithian offshore shale/limestone in the Mikin Formation of India. It is the type species of Hermannites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Hermannites rursiradiatus Brühwiler et al. p. 143 figs. 21A-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyFlemingitidaeHyatt 1900
genusHermannites
speciesrursiradiatus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hermannites rursiradiatus Brühwiler et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height127.0
shell diameter176.6

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) Hermannites rursiradiatus (226384 226385 229742 229743 229744 229745)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Hermannites rursiradiatus (139636 139639 type locality: 139645 139673 139681 139682 139683)